Four killed on Philippine election day

Four people were killed in two separate outbursts of violence related to national elections held in the Philippines on Monday, authorities said.

Three people were shot dead and 10 others wounded when police clashed with supporters of a mayoral candidate in the southern province of Zamboanga Sibugay before dawn, local military spokesman Captain Arnold Gasalatan said.

Police raided the compound of the candidate, whose bodyguards and supporters suffered all the casualties, Gasalatan said.